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Figures updated 29 February 2008.

 

 

2006/07

2007/08

April

221,774

235,955

May

195,721

214,246

June

175,315

205,239

July

272,293

245,643

August

235,599

193,516

September

187,363

214,360

October

301,506

239,711

November

227,724

220,929

December

254,088

237,006

January

205,934

191,288

February

307,396

March

283,756

Running Total

2,868,469

2,199,746

*These figures have been revised to reflect changes in the South Kensington and Theatre Museum figures.  
 
 
V&A Total comprises the following three branches:
 
 

2006/07

2007/08

April

207,260

209,603

May

182,410

187,486

June

161,962

179,462

July

251,643

213,818

August

217,486

161,431

September

172,916

193,562

October

281,436

211,647

November

216,274

197,071

December

213,338

212,797

January

167,763

168,317

February

259,567

March

238,987

Running Total

2,571,042

1,935,194

**These figures have been revised to take account numbers of children visiting in groups and visitors attending events at the Museum outside of normal opening hours (not corporate events).
 
 
 

2006/07

2007/08

April

 0

24,946

May

 0

25,313

June

 0

24,237

July

 0

29,871

August

 0

31,580

September

 0

20,798

October

 0

28,064

November

 0

23,858

December

 29,925

24,209

January

34,654

22,783

February

47,704

March

41,950

Running Total

154,233

255,659

***The Museum of Childhood reopened in December 2006 after refurbishment.
 
 

2006/07

2007/08

April

 14,514

 1,406

May

 13,311

 1,447

June

 13,353

 1, 540

July

 20,650

 1,954

August

 18,113

 505

September

 14,447

 0

October

 20,070

  0

November

 11,450

  0

December

 10,825

  0

January

 3,517

0

February

 1,388

March

2,819

Running Total

144,457

6,852

****These figures have been revised to take account of visitors attending events at the Museum outside of normal opening hours (not corporate events).
 
 

2006/07

2007/08

April

20,033

24,818

May

19,738

30,712

June

18,177

28,458

July

16,716

25,171

August

16,723

26,634

September

17,047

26,163

October

23,674

29,153

November

21,159

28,069

December

18,501

21,902

January

21,901

27,103

February

24,606

March

29,413

Running Total

252,133

268,183